Jason Liarikos, 19, of Roslyn Heights, was arrested April 19, 2016, and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of marijuana, Nassau County police said. Photo Credit: NCPD

Nassau County police closed a Long Island Expressway service drive for two hours on Tuesday to investigate a suspicious backpack on the road, then found illegal drugs inside the backpack belonged to a Roslyn Heights man.

A stretch of the North Service Road west of Exit 37 on the LIE was closed starting sometime around 4:30 p.m. as police investigated the report of a suspicious package.